Intel Atom (Netbooks & Smartphones)

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Intel Atom Z520 compared to a 1 Eurocent coin. It is about 1.5cm square. ||

Produced	2008–present
Common manufacturer(s)	Intel
Max. CPU clock rate	800 MHz to 2.13 GHz
FSB speeds	400 MHz to 667 MHz
Min. feature size	45 nm
Instruction set	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86, x86-64 (not for the N2xx and Z5xx series)
Cores	1, 2
Package(s)	441-ball µFCBGA
Core name(s)	Silverthorne Diamondville Pineview Lincroft

Intel Atom is the brand name for a line of ultra-low-voltage x86 and x86-64 CPUs (or microprocessors) from Intel, designed in 45 nm CMOS and used mainly in netbooks, nettops, and Mobile Internet devices (MIDs). On December 21, 2009, Intel announced the next generation of Atom processors, including the N450, with total kit power consumption down 40%.[1[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Atom#cite_note-intel.com-0|]]]